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Adoption Fee $300 plus tax

Name: Rucker

Rescue ID: 20900

Status: Adopted!

Species: Dog

Breed: Australian Shepherd / Mixed

Learn more about the Australian Shepherd.

Sex: Male (neutered)

Current Size: 44 Pounds

General Potential Size: Medium

Current Age: 8 Years 7 Months (best estimate)

Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor Only

Good with Dogs: Yes

Good with Kids: Yes

Housetrained: Yes

Description:

Rucker is completely house trained and goes outside on a leash, he would love a fenced in yard but if that is not possible he loves to go on walks and smell all the things. He does pull on the leash and will need some work, but he also knows the heal command and will come and sit right by your feet once spoken.

When in the house he is a lazy bum, he likes to take lots of naps. He loves his bed all day and will go in a kennel without haste, but I think he would be an ok free roamer as stated before. He has not chewed on anything, had any accidents or anything of that nature.

So far he is slow to warm up to the dogs, he likes his space. I think he will be ok with cats, the cat he met here he was VERY interested, but as soon as the cat let him know that he was not interested he did not pursue. I am not sure if he has ever been exposed to cats so he should be ok with them based on that interaction. He also was great with the 3 chickens that I have on the property and did not even give them any attention when they walked by.

I have not even heard him do one bark! I am not sure what he even sounds like. So far he has met a few people and he loves them all. When they pull up to the house while we are outside he will sit and wag and wait for pats. He does not jump or run up to cars. When there have been people in the house he also has not barked.

He has not been around any kids except when he was picked up from MARS and the one little girl that was there (10 maybe) he really liked her.

He was great in the car, sat on the floor in the back and did not make a peep.

He loves the outdoors and we have a little pond and I think he may like to swim. He wading in the water for some time. He knows basic commands, sit, lay down, shake, heel, come, outside.

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